Boston-based G20 Ventures recently announced the closing of its first fund with $63.5MM in assets. G20 was founded and is led by Bill Wiberg and Bob Hower, industry veterans who will be familiar to many from …
Category: Venture Capital
In February, Paris-based AXA announced the launch of a new venture capital fund to invest in innovation in the insurance, asset management, financial technology and healthcare service industries. AXA Strategic Ventures will have as much as …
The Wells Fargo Startup Accelerator is a semiannual boot camp for young companies that will help them commercialize their ideas and begin selling effectively into the enterprise marketplace and/or the financial services vertical. Wells Fargo is seeking …
Springfield, MA-based Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company is launching a venture capital firm to invest in startups that will help the company improve its life insurance, disability, annuity, long-term care, retirement plans, and investment businesses. MassMutual …
In FinTech, Startups, Venture CapitalTags Boston, Consumer United, Kensho, peerTransfer, SwipelyPublish Date
These are the FinTech startups in the greater Boston area that announced new funding in the first six months of 2014: Consumer United – $14MM Kensho – $10MM peerTransfer – $6.2MM Swipely – $20MM Did I …
Some say venture capital investing is a “pattern recognition” business. But others say that pattern recognition is one way unfounded biases are perpetuated. And that even experienced VCs who rely too much on pattern recognition are simply …
Jeff Bussgang is General Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners, an early-stage VC firm with offices in Boston and New York. Jeff is currently a board member at FinTech startups Plastiq and SimpleTuition, as well as at …
In Startups, Venture CapitalTags accelerators, Ad-Tech, Boston, CommonAngels, entrepreneurs, FinTech, Maia Heymann, noncompetes, startups, venture capitalPublish Date
CommonAngels is a small venture capital fund with over 60 Boston-area angel investors and a few family offices as its limited partners. The group is currently investing from CommonAngels Ventures Fund IV, which regulatory filings show …
In FinTech, Startups, Venture CapitalTags Boston, Commonwealth Capital, Edison Ventures, exits, startupsPublish Date
On April 1, 2014, two startups from the greater Boston FinTech cluster were acquired. Both were venture-backed, and both were founded over a dozen years ago. Andera was the larger of the two deals. Founded by …
In Banking, Startups, Venture CapitalTags BBVA, CircleLending, NeoBanks, Simple, startups, venture capitalPublish Date
Last week, BBVA announced that it is buying Simple for $117 million. It’s easy to think of reasons why this acquisition appeals to BBVA. It’s not for assets and deposits. Yes, the 100,000 tech-savvy early adopters …